This best practices paper was authored by Judy Ballou with a foreword by Tim Cummins, President & CEO of the IACCM

Judy has over 25 years of commercial and government contracting experience with executive leadership positions in the software, telecommunications and environmental services industries. She is the author of several articles on software licensing, intellectual property, and contract management.

Recent IACCM research shows that over 60% of member companies have implemented contract management software – but less than 30% have succeeded in gaining widespread adoption. Automation is clearly a pivotal piece of best practice contract management, but its adoption and use remain areas for growth and optimisation. The following white paper goes through the contract management lifecycle exploring basic areas that can be dramatically improved through adoption of automation. IACCM is the premier organisation of people and companies that make trading relationships work around the world. As part of our responsibility, we attempt to nurture ethical and sustainable relationships between well-aligned vendors and IACCM members. IACCM remains vendor neutral regarding any specific automation or technology solutions.